2007年3月4日 星期日
2007年3月2日 星期五
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Two friends from Sierra Leone |
July 28th, 2006, I met two friends from Sierra Leone, the country in west-Africa, where people are trying hard to make a living. It is the first time I heard about the real stories that ever happened in the world now by people who really experienced through the toughest journey of human disasters. It is the first time I felt deeply miserable about the weaknesses of human beings, though I have already .knew about the truth that men can be selfish and brutal in some kind of situations. .It is the first time I am certainly sure that I need to do something to awaken people to the right way that it should be.
By the chance to attend the International Compassionate Youth Conference hold by Dharma Drum Mountain, I learned that there are still more things we should know about the world. I was honored to join in the workshop where we discussed about the conflict resolution. There I met Sylvanus, the delegate from Sierra Leone, who shared the story about his country.Sierra Leone is famous for diamonds but also well-known by domestic conflicts and poverty. People have been lived in war for decades until UN entered and garrisoned. On 14 May 2002, new president was elected. Under the help by UN, he started to rebuild the country. However, people still need more than everything they have already provided. I asked Sylvanus about the real life that children and teenagers have now.
- Do children have enough food now and where do they live?
- There are still many children wandering on the street and begging for food everyday. Their parents died during the war time. They have no where to go.
- Who gives them food?
- People who have more food will give them. It’s not always the same ones. We call the children number 001 that means they only have dinner in one day, and 010 means that children have only lunch, and 100 means they only have breakfast.
Hearing about the children’s life in Sierra Leone and looking around the place I grew up in, I feel how fortunate I am to be here. Youths in Taiwan now have chance to go to school and seldom of them experienced starvation. We couldn’t imagine the life far away from us in Sierra Leone. People who live in the world but have totally different life experiences, and now we know it is never fair for everybody to not have the same life quality since we are born, however we can know one thing is that we should pursue a world where people all have enough food and nutrition to live and have chance to be educated, and then have the ability to create a hopeful future..
What can I do to make the ideal be realized? I can have long-term plan to make progress of people’s life in Sierra Leone, but now I’d like to let people know more about the unique place which should be more concerned about.
by Jen, Oct. 2, 2006, in Taipei
By the chance to attend the International Compassionate Youth Conference hold by Dharma Drum Mountain, I learned that there are still more things we should know about the world. I was honored to join in the workshop where we discussed about the conflict resolution. There I met Sylvanus, the delegate from Sierra Leone, who shared the story about his country.Sierra Leone is famous for diamonds but also well-known by domestic conflicts and poverty. People have been lived in war for decades until UN entered and garrisoned. On 14 May 2002, new president was elected. Under the help by UN, he started to rebuild the country. However, people still need more than everything they have already provided. I asked Sylvanus about the real life that children and teenagers have now.
- Do children have enough food now and where do they live?
- There are still many children wandering on the street and begging for food everyday. Their parents died during the war time. They have no where to go.
- Who gives them food?
- People who have more food will give them. It’s not always the same ones. We call the children number 001 that means they only have dinner in one day, and 010 means that children have only lunch, and 100 means they only have breakfast.
Hearing about the children’s life in Sierra Leone and looking around the place I grew up in, I feel how fortunate I am to be here. Youths in Taiwan now have chance to go to school and seldom of them experienced starvation. We couldn’t imagine the life far away from us in Sierra Leone. People who live in the world but have totally different life experiences, and now we know it is never fair for everybody to not have the same life quality since we are born, however we can know one thing is that we should pursue a world where people all have enough food and nutrition to live and have chance to be educated, and then have the ability to create a hopeful future..
What can I do to make the ideal be realized? I can have long-term plan to make progress of people’s life in Sierra Leone, but now I’d like to let people know more about the unique place which should be more concerned about.
by Jen, Oct. 2, 2006, in Taipei
2007年2月21日 星期三
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20070212高師大附中之專案說明會紀錄 |
→大家很認真的聽著說明，努力記筆記和攝影。若有所思的樣子，真是可愛。
第一次的計畫說明會在高雄師大附中展開，面對這些充滿熱情，即將和我們合作半年的班聯會同學，我一個頓號也沒有的直說著從去年七月到現在要落實此計畫的過程，也不忘鼓勵他們，無論在未來遇到什麼樣的困難，都千萬不能忘記當初，也就是現在，心裡是多麼迫切也期待能夠和獅子山的朋友們共同學習成長，雖然不太可能有直接見面的機會，但大伙還是受到Cleo的感召，願意全力以赴的在高師大舉辦這第一次的跨國合作。
對於台灣的學生而言，非洲是個再陌生也不過的地方，光是課本最後一課草草的介紹了非洲，根本不足以讓同學們了解到這塊充滿生命力的大地。這次由法鼓山贊助的願景實踐方案，即將展開與高中生合作，進行非洲深度認識，並在五六月期間舉辦愛心勸募的舊衣回收與英文書籍募集活動，將台灣學生對於遠在非洲孩童與青年們的關愛與這些具實質助益的物資，一同送到獅子山。活動即將展開，大家加油囉^^在高雄的Cleo一切拜託啦!!!!!
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2007 International Lustrum Symposium |
DelftUniversity of Technology, The Netherlands
1stand 2ndNovember 2007
International Lustrum Symposium
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
Focus on Africa
Background
The importance of sustainability is recognized on a global level. However, developed and developing nations must confront different issues on the road to sustainable development. Many would argue that the Western world consumes much more than its fair share. On the other hand, developing nations still face enormous challenges related to poverty, disease, governance, environmental conditions, social unrest, rapidly increasing populations, inequity, and gender inequality. Africa is a special case, because in contrast with countries in Asia, standards of living in Africa have risen only relatively slowly during the last five decades.
What are the reasons that problems remain unsolved? What contribution can scientists and engineers make to global issues? To help answer questions like these, Delft University of Technology is organising a quinquennial year symposium, “SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS, Focus on Africa”, on the 1st and 2nd of November 2007.
Technology has a major role to play in addressing global issues. The aim of this symposium is to clarify the contribution to be made by scientists and engineers in bringing about sustainable development in general and in meeting Africa’s needs in particular. Before and during the Symposium, we will investigate the possibility of establishing a “Delft Centre for Sustainable Solutions”. The Centre would organise projects to be carried out by existing research groups with selected faculty and staff. Relating technical solutions to the social, ecological, and economic aspects of sustainable development could take the form of research, educational, or advisory projects.
Developing innovative sustainable solutions is a joint effort.
We invite you to join us in this process.
THEMES
We invite you to submit an abstract on technological solutions related to the social, ecological, and economic aspects of sustainable development. Those could be research, educational, or advisory projects focusing on one or more of the themes below.We especially welcome sustainable solutions for Africa’s needs and solutions from other parts of the world that might be relevant for Africa.
We invite interdisciplinary, cross-cutting and integrated approaches
to the mentioned themes.
Water
Water quality: Pollution prevention, Purification, Distribution, (De)Centralized sanitation systems, Water quantity: (Local) drinking water supplies, Flood control, Water management
Energy
Renewable versus non-renewable energy, Central versus decentralized power production, Energy efficiency, Energy storage
Food
Quantity and quality, Hygiene, Storage, Distribution, Traditional versus modern agriculture, Transgenic crops
Health care
Disease prevention, Medical technology, Local versus urban health care, Hospitals and other infrastructure, Availability and equity
Urban Areas
Housing, Urbanisation, Spatial planning and design, Environmental design, Indoor environment, Demographic development, Community building
Resources
Mining, Production technologies, Local versus imported resources, Role of renewable resources and materials, Waste management, Re-use, Recycling
Mobility
Modes of transport and systems, Motorized versus non-motorized vehicles, Infrastructure, Regional development
ICT
Internet, Telecom, IT systems, Wireless networks, Mobile communication, Satellites, Global Positioning Systems, Open source software, Online collaboration
Entrepreneurship
Socially responsible entrepreneurship, Safety and labour conditions, Private versus public, National versus local, Globalization versus cultural diversity, Nature conservation and eco tourism
Education
Knowledge transfer, Teaching and training, Technology transfer and co-development, Use of ICT, E-learning, Human resources and prevention of brain-drain, Mutual understanding
Methodologies
Tools for communication, design and evaluation, Industrial Design and services, Industrial Ecology, Life Cycle Analysis, Green Chemistry, Green Engineering.
Authors are requested to electronically submit an abstract not later than 15 April 2007.For further information in preparing your abstract please see Web page:http://www.Lustrum.TUDelft.nl/Symposium. For further questions please contact the organising committee: E-mail: LustrumSymposium@TUDelft.nl
Instructions to prepare an abstract
1stand 2ndNovember 2007
International Lustrum Symposium
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
Focus on Africa
Background
The importance of sustainability is recognized on a global level. However, developed and developing nations must confront different issues on the road to sustainable development. Many would argue that the Western world consumes much more than its fair share. On the other hand, developing nations still face enormous challenges related to poverty, disease, governance, environmental conditions, social unrest, rapidly increasing populations, inequity, and gender inequality. Africa is a special case, because in contrast with countries in Asia, standards of living in Africa have risen only relatively slowly during the last five decades.
What are the reasons that problems remain unsolved? What contribution can scientists and engineers make to global issues? To help answer questions like these, Delft University of Technology is organising a quinquennial year symposium, “SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS, Focus on Africa”, on the 1st and 2nd of November 2007.
Technology has a major role to play in addressing global issues. The aim of this symposium is to clarify the contribution to be made by scientists and engineers in bringing about sustainable development in general and in meeting Africa’s needs in particular. Before and during the Symposium, we will investigate the possibility of establishing a “Delft Centre for Sustainable Solutions”. The Centre would organise projects to be carried out by existing research groups with selected faculty and staff. Relating technical solutions to the social, ecological, and economic aspects of sustainable development could take the form of research, educational, or advisory projects.
Developing innovative sustainable solutions is a joint effort.
We invite you to join us in this process.
THEMES
We invite you to submit an abstract on technological solutions related to the social, ecological, and economic aspects of sustainable development. Those could be research, educational, or advisory projects focusing on one or more of the themes below.We especially welcome sustainable solutions for Africa’s needs and solutions from other parts of the world that might be relevant for Africa.
We invite interdisciplinary, cross-cutting and integrated approaches
to the mentioned themes.
Water
Water quality: Pollution prevention, Purification, Distribution, (De)Centralized sanitation systems, Water quantity: (Local) drinking water supplies, Flood control, Water management
Energy
Renewable versus non-renewable energy, Central versus decentralized power production, Energy efficiency, Energy storage
Food
Quantity and quality, Hygiene, Storage, Distribution, Traditional versus modern agriculture, Transgenic crops
Health care
Disease prevention, Medical technology, Local versus urban health care, Hospitals and other infrastructure, Availability and equity
Urban Areas
Housing, Urbanisation, Spatial planning and design, Environmental design, Indoor environment, Demographic development, Community building
Resources
Mining, Production technologies, Local versus imported resources, Role of renewable resources and materials, Waste management, Re-use, Recycling
Mobility
Modes of transport and systems, Motorized versus non-motorized vehicles, Infrastructure, Regional development
ICT
Internet, Telecom, IT systems, Wireless networks, Mobile communication, Satellites, Global Positioning Systems, Open source software, Online collaboration
Entrepreneurship
Socially responsible entrepreneurship, Safety and labour conditions, Private versus public, National versus local, Globalization versus cultural diversity, Nature conservation and eco tourism
Education
Knowledge transfer, Teaching and training, Technology transfer and co-development, Use of ICT, E-learning, Human resources and prevention of brain-drain, Mutual understanding
Methodologies
Tools for communication, design and evaluation, Industrial Design and services, Industrial Ecology, Life Cycle Analysis, Green Chemistry, Green Engineering.
Authors are requested to electronically submit an abstract not later than 15 April 2007.For further information in preparing your abstract please see Web page:http://www.Lustrum.TUDelft.nl/Symposium. For further questions please contact the organising committee: E-mail: LustrumSymposium@TUDelft.nl
Instructions to prepare an abstract
2007年2月20日 星期二
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Recommended Websites (推薦網站) |
- 台灣世界展望會 World Vision Taiwan
- 中國人權協會 Chinese Association for Human Rights
- 中華民國紅十字會 The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
- 中華基督教救助協會 Chinese Christian Relief Association
- 佛教慈濟基金會 Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation Taiwan
- 連加恩醫師的Africare Dr. 連's Blog for AfriCare
- 國際合作發展基金會 International Cooperation and Development Fund
- 台灣非洲研究論壇 Forum on African Studies in Taiwan
- 非洲駐華經貿辦事處 Africa Taiwan Economic Forum
- 全球之聲 Global Voices Blog
- 探索非洲(電子報) Electronic Paper in Taiwan for Discovering Africa
- 中華民國(台灣)外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China
- 中華民國(台灣)僑務委員會—南非 Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission- South Africa
- 宋睿祥醫師個人部落格 Dr. Raymand's Blog
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Project 1: Compassion to Africa Series |
- Organizers: DDM Cultural and Educational Foundation、The Affiliated Senior High School of National Kaohsiung Normal University (ASHS) Student Council、SL-TW Hope Team
- Participants: students and teachers in ASHS
- Place: The Affiliated Senior High School of National Kaohsiung Normal University (ASHS) Click to Link
- Goals:
- To learn and develop via volunteered participation
- Increase understanding of Africa
- Increase international dialogue
- Help students develop compassion and form international views
- Project Activities
- Incorporate African geography into high school curriculum
- English project：Outlook in Africa
- Composition Contest for Recommended Books
- Film exhibition and Speech
- Charity Auction: all proceeds going to Sierra Leone
- Project Duration: From February to June, 2007
- Time Table
- Benefits
- To get improved by international dialogue and cooperation for each other.
- To educate youth in TW for compassion and volunteer: There are about 1500 people joining the project and learn from the process understanding more about Africa and knowing more about what they can do for themselves and the world.
- To Help SL reconstruct: The collection of clothes and English books for charity will be shipped to Sierra Leone and YEDEM，the NGO, our partner in SL will allot to the people who need them for living a better life.
- Sustained Action
- Help volunteered students establish the Student Association of Compassion to Africa and hold related activities every year.
- Recommend the successful cooperation case to other schools and seek for execution.
- Hold conferences or forums for teachers in TW to introduce the experience.
- Propose the educational project to Ministry of Education in TW and seek for being the official educational contents.
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2006 Dharma Drum Mountain Hope Project |
Rising Compassion—Hope Network between Sierra Leone and Taiwan
- Project Goals: To create a bond between the people of Taiwan and Sierra Leone through participating in the YEDEM and Earth Charter and via acts of compassion and hope. To share a relationship of cooperation and increase Taiwanese recognition and participation in international affairs via sowing seeds of love and hope.
- Initiative: On 28th July 2007 at the Compassionate World Youth Conference organized by Dharma Drum Mountain we were introduced to Sylvanus and Solomon as well as Bianca from the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre. Through sharing their experiences regarding the difficulty of post war re-construction we were deeply moved and after conference we began discussing the idea of creating a relationship of co-operation between Taiwan and Sierra Leone via various activities such as the internet and charity auctions.
- Project duration: From January 2007 to February 2008
2007年2月18日 星期日
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願景實踐方案—3C (Culture-Connection-Compassion)網絡 |
一、活動名稱：法鼓山願景實踐方案—希望與愛網絡平台系列
二、主辦單位：法鼓山文教基金會、台灣與獅子山願景實踐團隊
四、參與對象：台北市各中、小學與一般社會大眾
五、活動目的
藉由網站建置成立網路討論區經營關懷社群，並作為各方參與者之溝通互動媒介，另外透過各種主題活動（包括兒童作品進行愛心義賣、勸募與認養活動等）進行教育宣導與網站宣傳，除增進對非洲的了解與認識，募集愛心援助捐款，更能培養學生的關懷愛心與世界觀。
六、 活動內容
(一) 獅子山與台灣之網站建置與社群經營:「Rising Compassion—Hope Network between Sierra Leone and Taiwan」
網站規劃內容：
- 關於法鼓山願景青年計畫
- 台灣與獅子山之合作網絡—YEDEM
- Rising Compassion—Hope Network between Sierra Leone and Taiwan計畫緣起
- 台灣與獅子山願景青年團隊介紹
- 非洲關懷年系列活動
- 愛與希望系列活動紀錄
- 活動剪影
- 非洲關懷討論區
- 相關連結等
(二) 串連希望與愛義賣捐助活動
1. 獅子山兒童創意作品商品化
2. 校園愛心商品型錄訂購活動
3. 獅子山孩童故事集
4. 物資募集活動等
七、預期效益
(一) 建構Hope Network網站平台
以非洲為關懷對象，藉由希望與愛的網絡平台之建立，讓更多 關心此議題之個人或團體共同串聯，並跨越國界隔閡使各地資源集中，將愛與希望分享到世界各個需要的角落。
(二) 3C( Culture-Connection-Compassion)網絡計畫
讓西非孩童充滿原創性與富有童真的繪圖創作品轉化為各種文化推廣產品，包括結合環保筆記本、環保袋及流行3C產品等，有效推廣於臺灣社會各領域，以喚起民眾共鳴，發揮台灣在國際社區的影響力與實質貢獻。
(三) Sustainable Development Network
長期而言，透過此一專案計畫的執行增進臺灣對世界地球村的認識，並使每個人發掘自我的潛力，將關懷弱勢者的理念成為整體社會進步的核心價值，讓點點愛心能夠星火燎原，圓小我的理想，實現大我的夢。
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願景實踐方案—非洲關懷年系列 |
一、活動名稱：法鼓山願景計畫—非洲關懷年系列
二、主辦單位—法鼓山文教基金會、高雄師大附中、台灣與獅子山願景實踐團隊
三、協辦單位—高雄師大附中班聯會
四、參與對象—高雄師大附中全校師生
五、活動地點—高雄師大附中
六、活動目標
(一) 學習從自願參與中獲得成長；
(二) 增進對於非洲的了解與認識；
(三) 促進國際交流；
(四) 培養學生的關懷愛心與世界觀。
(二) 增進對於非洲的了解與認識；
(三) 促進國際交流；
(四) 培養學生的關懷愛心與世界觀。
七、活動計畫
(一) 與課程結合：國高中地理、國高中家政；
(二) 專題製作：高中英文專題—認識非洲國家；
(三) 舉辦書籍閱讀心得與徵文比賽：國文科附中青年專刊發表；
(四) 舉辦電影欣賞、攝影展與講座；
(五) 舉辦義賣及物資募集園遊會，將所得送往獅子山。
(二) 專題製作：高中英文專題—認識非洲國家；
(三) 舉辦書籍閱讀心得與徵文比賽：國文科附中青年專刊發表；
(四) 舉辦電影欣賞、攝影展與講座；
(五) 舉辦義賣及物資募集園遊會，將所得送往獅子山。
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台灣與獅子山願景實踐團隊 |
台灣與獅子山願景實踐團隊是集合學院知識青年力量、政策執行與社會實踐經驗之團隊，兼具教育扶植與文化紮根之多方發展，目前團隊的種籽成員有：
(1) 吳宣儀，現就讀於台灣大學國際企業學系，在大學中三年來的教育訓練，擁有絕佳策劃、執行、資源整合之動員能力；
(2) 趙宏禧，現任職台北市文化局規劃師，亦為台灣大學建築與城鄉發展所博士生，具有一定社會資歷與人脈，此外，其策劃與執行愛心公益主題的活動經驗豐富，對本計畫推動有其執行效力；
(3) 黃潔如，現就讀於中正大學高齡者教育研究中心，對於教育議題深入關心，在台灣教育專案方面可提出完整之執行與教育內容。
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